Erlon de Souza Silva (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian

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ist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.

Career

In 2014, de Souza Silva won a

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bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz. A year later, that team won

gold in the C2 1000 m. This team also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the C2 1000 m. At the following

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, the team were unable to defend their title, finishing in 4th place in the final. In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won

gold again, this time in the C2 500 m. In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m. A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the

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, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner.Canoagem confirma três atletas em Tóquio; Erlon fica fora por lesão
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Personal life

Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native

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, but later moved to

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and

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. He is married to Rosangela.

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* Brazilian male canoeists 1991 births Living people Olympic canoeists for Brazil Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in canoeing Pan American Games medalists in canoeing South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-canoe-bio-stub